Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-06


GEORGIA.
The mail for Ewell must go by way OF
Social Circle.
The State Baptist Convention Will meet
in Albany April 26.
Several parties from Covington are 20
ing into business at Madison.
Three tramps passed through Brooks
Station Friday afternoon selling gold
rings at soc. apiece. They were tested
and found TO be the pure stuff.
Spalding Superior Court adjourned Sat
urdav until the second Monday IN May,
when the charter of''The Griffin Improve
ment Company" will be granted.
Even ThomastOn real estate is beGin-
ming 10 boom. A vacant lot one-hali mile
from the court house, containing two
acres, is reported to have sold for $500
during the past week.
blowers Association is nearing compile
ton. j. Il. Matthews, tue contractor
who has the work in charge, thinks it
will be finished and ready for occupancy
by May l.
at Milledgeville Capt. c. w. Ennis gave
his check the other day for $3.50 toward
the building OF the new Baptist church,
which, with $50 heretofore given by him
in cash, makes $500 contributed by him
There is said to be regularly organ-
lied lodge of colored knights OF Labor in
Amerlcus. Ii is thought that some OF the
Colored workmen engaged on the new
court house, who went there some time
since from Macon and other places where
sucn lodges exist, organized the lodge
The membership is largely made up rom
the ranks of tue railroad hands engaged
on the eastern extension.
ID L.
from the Baptist church at MilledgeYIlle
10 become their pastor. 1t is understood
that he will accept the call, 10 20 into
effect on JUICE /. In the interval, the
pulpit will be supplied BY Rev. Barney
Foreman, OF Mercer University. Mr..
Chapman is a graduate OF Mercer Uni
yersity and is now concluding his course
at studies at theological institution in
Kentucky.
At Grimm J. {. King, Albert Brooks
and b. G. Randall have formed a company
Tor the manufacture OF brick on the lands
Of the last named, ard expect TO 20 to
work this week and turn out I,00O. 900
brick during the summer, mostly Tor use
III Griffin. This is the first enterprise in.
directly started by the organization OF
the Griffin improvement Company, and
shows what may be expected when the
company gets under Roadway.
The case OF Wyley Padgett, from Fay
cite, CT arged with Illicit distilling, was
continued before United States Commits
sioner Mills at Griffin Saturday. The
evidence was very damaging indeed to
the defendant, and il was clearly proven
that he had furnished whisky TO number
Z N persons on court days at Starts mill,
~ Fayette county. Commissioner Mills
1ound him over in the sum OF $3.50 to APP
lar before the United States District
8 COurt, which is now 10 session.
An old man named samuel Mask, who
Wed near Newton Factory, was found
bad in field belonging To Mr.. Hugh
N bite, near by his house. on Saturday
night last. Mr.. Mask was Tyler OF the
m "a asOnic lodge at Newton factory and had
*}fhe keys OF the lodge room in bIs pocket.
~ meeting of the lodge was to he held
MAT night. and when the members as
wsembe they found their lodge room
locked up and Mr.. Mask absent. After
waiting for him some time he was sent
Tor, when II was learned he WAS not at
home. The members OF the lodge then
started to search for him, when he was
found dead about S O'Clock at night in the
field as above stated. Apoplexy was the
cause.
The grand jury OF Newton county say !:
The Jail, in It's interior, we report as
filthy and disgusting beyond our power
when we pronounce it foul stain upon
the hitherto fair escutcheon of our good
old county, which nothing can erase save
decided and radical change, and AS a
measure looking TO the accomplishment
OF this end we recommend that the Coun.
~ Commissioners make it their duty TO
VISIT and inspect the Jail once every
month. and further, we recommend that
iney reduce the per capita fee allowed for
leedin ~ prisoners 10 minimum sum,
allowing the Jailer only "a reasonable
compensation for the same, that the tax
may not be so heavy upon the county.
A. :. Murray's house on Taylor street,
Griffin, was burned saturday. The house
was built by Alexander q. Murray In
1917, and his family have lived there ever
since. 1t is an old Landmark, and viii
probably be more missed than any
dwelling Ia the city. The fire originated
from defective fiue, where large fire
had been built at noon. The insurance
on the house was about $ 800, and on the
furniture $500, which Will nearly cover
The loss sustained, A flock of geese which
ss were accustomed TO spend the night un-
Y ider the Murray house conservatively
4 proceeded 70 try and get under the burn
Ipg frame at shutdown. One OF them was
furned to death III the attempt, ana the
Ntighbors finally succeeded in driving
4 toe others away.
At Macon. before Justice Freeman.
Monday, very complicated case came
M. Berg Bros. kept cigar store on
Mulberry street. Ed Dreyfus sued them
mi $50 hire, and the court gave a judg-
Y mt in his favor. Mean while the firm
y wts changed, Berg's brother dropping
h Nut and Flynn coming in, making the tirm
y ~ Berg & Flynn. They made an assign
Went short time ago. Lillienthal being
A 1oade assignee. +. V. Nottingham u Co.
oped Berg d Flynn SO. but in the assign
Ufnt papers it was charged TO X. V. Mott
ing nam, without the company. This
Uoney was paid into court, and the at
10rney for Dreyius obtained "a rule on
Gsn stable Jones for the 500. AS the
whole thing was so complicated Justice
Freeman threw both plaintiff ana defend.
ant out Of court, and now Dreyfus will
serve garnishment on Berg's interest
IN the account Of Berg II Flynn VS.. Il. V.
Nottingham d Co. This illustrates the
niceties OF legal complications and the
intricate meshes oil court work.
Col. M. =. Stovall died at Augusta
Monday. Col. stOyall has been for many
years one OF the best known and most
prominent men in Augusta. He was the
Oldest director OF the Georgia Railroad
and banking Company, and one OF the
Oldest citizens OF Augusta. He was in
his 10th year, and has been a resident OF